Recently, we published a longer article on “Syndicalism and Labour-Time Accounting.” It was sharply criticized by Aníbal, a council communist writer. According to him, our approach is reformist: “In short, what IDA advocates stands in opposition to communism and particularly to two of its finest expressions: the KAPD and the GIC, council communists.” This criticism […]
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On May 16, we have been invited to the “Cybernetic Economy” thematic group of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) of the Netherlands. The meeting will take place in Rotterdam: https://cybernetica.nu/2026/03/17/aankondiging-bijeenkomst-arbeidstijdeconomie/ The thematic group was founded in 2024 and serves as a space for exchange on the cybernetic coordination of the economy in the spirit of workers’
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Our Critique of Cockshott and Cottrell: “Labour Time Accounting from Above? A Critique of Cockshott and Cottrell’s Cybersocialism” is now also available in Chinese translation! The text was originally published in German in 2023 and was later translated into English. Since we do not speak Chinese ourselves, we are providing the Chinese translation here alongside
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The Spanish group Cibcom has written a foreword to the Spanish translation of the second edition of the Basic Principles of Communist Production and Distribution. We document it here in a German translation: Foreword: “Basic Principles” TodayCibcom A few months ago, through recommendations from some international colleagues involved in socialist planning, we came across this
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When people think of labour-time calculation, some first think of the theory of Cockshott and Cottrell. The two Scots are generally regarded as prominent representatives of “cyber-socialism.” We have taken a critical look at their classic “Towards a New Socialism” (1993) and their most recent book “Economic Planning in an Age of Climate Crisis” (2022).DOWNLOAD
Invitation to the App Workshop What is working time accounting, and how can we put it into practice?To explore this topic both theoretically and practically, we have developed a working time app. On May 31, 2022, we’ll host a workshop where participants can try out the app in a simulation exercise. To participate effectively, please
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Dear comrades, Labour time calculation is not merely a theoretical question — it needs to be put into practice.For this purpose, a web application has been under development for more than a year. It is intended as a tool to help implement labour time calculation in practice. The app is envisioned as a platform for
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